Dish dispenser



Patented June 10; 1930 iinAivx J. GETZ, F cmcm kn mm 'Assieivoa, BYMESNE Assiemmiiivrs, To von'rnx our COMPANY, or CHICAGOMILLINOIS, ACORPQBAIIQN or DELAWARE.

ms: iIsrEusER Application ailed Novembe r'zj 1928. Serial No. 316,666."

This invention relates to an improved dispenser, and more particularlyto afdispenser for conical sundae dishesorthe'like, adapted to carry astack of sundae dishes in'an in 6 verted position with the uppermostdishprojecting upwardly through the open top. of

a gravity feed magazine or .jcontainerw'hich.

fits over the conical supportior the dishes and furthermore has slidingengagement 10 with an adjustable bracket, supported in a clampingbracket which may be removably engaged on the edge of a counter, tableor the like. a 1 I It is an object of this invention to provide 1 animproved sundae dish dispenser wherein adish-holding magazineijs'engagedover a dish support andhas sliding engagementwith a bracketon which the dish-supporting 1118111 her is alsoiengaged. I V

It is also an object of this invention to provide a sundae dishdispenser whereinan adjustable bracket is PIOVldGdWltll E supportjor astack of inverted sundae dishes and also afiords a means for guiding amaga- V zinc or container for the sundae dishes down wardly over thestack of inverted dishes'so that each time a dish is removed from thetop of the stack, the-magazine is permitted to drop by gravityapredetermined amount.

provide a dish dispenser wherein a magazine for enclosing a stackof-inverted dishes is adapted to move downwardly, by gravity on asupporting bracket each time a dish is with- .i r r I m'ounted'minverted position upon the stack drawn. from the upper end of themagazine It is furthermore an object of this inventi on to provide adispenserwherein a gravity 7 feed magazinefor dishes is slidably engagedupon a bracket which may be adjusted with respect to a clanip supportingdevice to permitthe'magazine and bracket'to be rotated intodifl'erent'positions of adjustment or be swung over a-table on which theclamping deviceis engaged. V i v I 7 Still another object of thisinvention is to provide a dish dispenser wherein a gravity feed magazinefor covering a stack of dishes is slidably engagedon asupporting bracketand has the upper end thereof pr'ovidedwith a springguide ring forguiding the stack of in the stack is adapted It is a further object ofthis invention to dishesupwardly against tapered retaining thedispenser. 1 Y c it a v c 7' It is furthermore anobject of thisinvention, torprovide a dish dispenser wherein a stackflo f inverteddishesjis engaged upon a support within a gravity feed housing ormembers" between which the uppermost dish to be withdrawn from acontainer to permit the dishes to be withdrawn from-the upper end ofthehousing to permit the dishes to be withdrawn one at'a time betweentapered restricting 'vmembers thereby permiting the housing to movedown- ;wardly by gravity a predetermined amount over thestack ofstationary sundae dishes. Y Other further important objects of. thisinvention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification andthe accoina panying drawings. I a a s v The invention (in a preferredform) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter morefully'described. V

On the drawings! i dish dispenser and its mounting bracket, illustratingan elevated position ofthe dispenser pen'ser 1 illustrating in dottedlines :va'rious I posit-ions into which the dispenser may be' moved withrespect to the clamping bracket and the tablewhich supports thesame.

.i' Figure 3 is an enlarged top .planview of the dish holding. magazinewith a dish holder 85 of dishes. v,

Figure 4t IS an enlarged vertical section verse detail sectiontakenonline-VV "of v Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical view of a V I portionof the upper end of the dish-holding magazine taken on. line VIIIV IIofF Figure 4. v

throughthe dish magazine with the support Figure l'is a side elevationvof a n improved As shown on the drawingsf The reference numeral 1indicates a portion of a table or counter having engaged over one edgethereof a clamping bracket 2 provided with a clamping screw 3, having arotatable clamping head 4: engaged on the inner end thereof adapted tobe seated against the bottom surface of the table 1 as clearly illutrated in Fig r 1 nd a T clampi bracket 21's provided with anupright'a'rm o', the upper end of which is deflected outwardly and hasintegrally formed thereon a sleeve 6, carrying a set screw 7.

Adjustably supported in the sleeve 6 of the clamping bracket is anauxiliary or maga zine supporting bracket comprising a Z- shaped deviceconsisting of three parallel arms 8, 9, and 10, with the arms 8 and 9positioned closer together than the arms 9 r The arm 8 of the auxiliarybracket projects downwardly through the sleeve 6 of the clamping bracketand is adapted to be held in a set position of adjustment by means ofthe set screw 7 i Mounted upon the upper end of the auxiliary bracketarm 10 is a conical dish support 13 having the apex thereof pointingupwardly to permita stack of nested sundae dishes to be supportedthereon in inverted position, The sundae dishes 14 are of conical shapeand are provided with a folded portion 15 on the exterior thereofadapt-ed. to permit an inwardly deflected tongue of a metal sundae dishholder 16to be moved. into gripping contact with the folded portion ofthe uppermost sundae dish 14 in the stack to facilitate removal of thedishes oneat a time from the upper end of the stack;

Slidably engaged over the stack of sundae dishes 14 is a cylindricaldish-holding magazine or container 17 open at its lower end to permitthe same to be engaged over the conical sundae dish holder13. Securedwithin the upper open end of the magazine or container 17against theupper margin of the innersurface thereof is a metal ring l8ihaving theupper marginthereof provided with a plurality of equidistantly spacedslots 19 dividing said upper margin into a plurality of resilient guideteeth or projections 20 which are slightly deflected inwardly at 21 toprovide'a guide ring of a diameter slightly greater than the diameter ofthe stack of dishes, The guide ring 18 is positioned so thatthedeflected teeth 20 thereof afford .a slit guide ring whereby theupper end of the stack of sundae dishes within the magazine 17 areadapted to be properly guided upwardly through the upper end of themagazine into a position to facilitate dispensing of the sundae dishes.

Engaged upon the upper open end of the sundae dish magazine 17 is a bandor ring 22, the upper margin of which is formed to afford a plurality oftapered projections or retaining teeth 23 which are curved or deflectedinwardly and upwardly to afford a ring of tapered resilient projectionsadapted to rest upon the exterior of the uppermost sundae dish in'thestack. It will thus be noted th t he e-gazin 7 is gaged r the stack ofsundae dishes and is supported uponthe upper end of the stack by meansof the tapered teeth or projections 23, thereby permittingthe magazine17 to drop by gravity a predeterminedamount each time a sundae dish isremoved through the upper end of the magazine 17'by means of a sundaedish holder 16 orby an operators hand as de sired. v

Rig-idly secured by means of screws, brazing or other suitable meanslongitudinally upon the exterior of the sundae dish magazine'17 is adovetailed guide bar or rail 24 which is adapted to slidably inter-fitin a dovetailed guide channel 25 rigidly secured longitudinally upon oneside of the arm 9 of the auxiliary bracket.

7 The operation is as follows:

The clamping bracket '2 is adapted tob engaged upon the edge of acounterortable- 1, as illustrated in Figure 1, and is rigidly secured in placeby means of the clamping bolt or screw 3. The arm 8 of the auxiliarybracket is engaged in the sleeve 6 of the clamping bracket and isadapted when the set screw 7 is loosened,to be rotated throughapproximately 180 to permit the dish magazine to be located in differentpositions convenient for an operator. sired to move the dish magazineinto a position over the top of the counter or table 1, th-eset screw/7is loosened and the auxiliary bracket is raised into a position corre-VVhen it is de sponding to that illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1,thereby permitting the dish magazine to be moved into a position overthe top of the counter or table 1 as illustrated in Figure 2. Vhen thedish dispenser is properly located, the set screw 7 may be tightened tohold the same invits set position of adjustment. V

A set of nested sundae dishes 1 1 is adapted to be seated in invertedposition upon the conical sundae dish support 13 'after'which a magazine17 is slidably engaged over the stack of sundae dishes, with the guidebar 21- slidably engaged in the guide channel 25 'of the auxiliarybracket to properly guide azine between the retaining teeth 28 to permita sundae dish holder 16 to be engaged upon the exterior of the uppermostdish 1n an inverted position'as illustratedin F gure 1, after which thesundae dish is slightly ro-- tated with respect to thedishgpermitting-an inwardly deflected finger, forming a part of theholder 16, to. be engaged beneath the folded portion 15 of the sundaedish 'so'that the uppermost dish may -be Withdrawn through the upper.end of the sundae dish and between the retaining'teeth23 which act toslightly deflect or escallop the marglnof.

the sundae dish which is being retracted. I

When a sundae dish is WltlldI'flWIl through the upper restricted end ofthe maga'zinel'? by means of thesundae dish holder 16 or by thehand ofan operator, the Weight of the n'iagazine17 causes the same to'movedownwardly by gravity a predetermined amount over the stack of sundaedishes so that the supporting teeth 23 Will rest uponthe next sundaedish in the stack. 'VVhen the last sundae dish is'removed from themagazine '17, the conical" dish support'13 projects through the upperend of the magazine 17 therebynotifying an attendant that the dishdispenser is ready to be refilled with another stack of sundae dishes.The magazinel'l' is then slidably removed upwardly'from over the conicaldish support 13.-to permit a new stack of sundae dishes to be [eitherengaged Within the magazine 17 or placed upon the top of the conicalsupport 13 as desired.

The toothed ring 18 Within the-upper end of the dish magazine 17 aifordsa restricted passage for the stack of dishes and properly guides thedishes at the upper end ofthe stack through the upper toothed end of themagazine. The resilient deflected teeth 23 on the upper endot the.magazine act not only as a support for the magazine, but also afford anarrangement whereby the dispensing of the sundae dishes, one at a time,is assured.

It Will of course be understood-that When desired the auxiliary" bracketon which the sundae dish supporting magazine is engaged may be mounted na Wall bracket or other support if need'be.

It is apparent that numerous" details of construction may be variedthrough a Wide range Without departing from the principles cithisinvention and it is therefore not purposed to limit the patent grantedhereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of by gravity apredetermined distance each of the magazine.

1 the guide member on said bracket.

time a dish isre moved fronithe upper end A dish dispenser comprising abracket, conical meansthere'on for supportmgv a-stack "of conical sundaedishes in an -inverted position, a guide member rigidly'secured on 'said bracket, a gravity movinga'magazineengaged over the stack ofdishes,and means onsai'd' magazine having sliding engagement with 3. A dishdispenser comprising a a magazine, "slidablyinterfitting members rigidlymounted on said bracket and: on said magazine,:an'd a dishsupport on.said bracket g V 1- 1 :9 4. A dish dispenser comprising a'c'lamp ngengaged-Within said-'magazine.

bracket, an auxiliary bracket adjustably en gaged thereon, a dishenclosing ma'gaz ne slidably engaged with saidauxiliary bracket,

and a dish support rigidly securedon said auxiliary bracketand disposedWithin said magazine to permit said magazine to move bracket,

downwardly by gravity over the dish support j each time a dish isremoved from the magaj 5. dish support comprising a clamping bracket, anauxiliary. bracket 'adju'stably-en gaged thereon, a dish support securedon said auxiliary'bracket, adapted to support a stack of nested dishesin an inverted position,' a..

guide channel secured on said auxiliary bracket, a guide bar securedonsaidmagazine "adapted to 'slidably *interfit said guide channel toguide the magazine'down- Wardly overthe dish support,"andrestrictingmembers formed on'the upper-end of the magazine to insure dispensingof'the'dishes one at a time through the upper end of the magazine.

6. A dislidispenser of theclass described,

comprising a stationary support fora stack of nested 'dishes',jof agravity feed magazinefor enclosing" the stack of dishes, a toothed guidering Within theupper end ofthe magazine, and defiectedtoothed means onthe exterior of the upper end ofthe magazine, 7

adapted to sea-ton the uppermost dish int-he stack to snpportthemagazine in position and furthermore insure individual'dispensing of Ithe dishes through the top of said magazine. 7. A dish dispenser of theclass described comprising a support adapted to'support a stack ofnested 'sundae dishes in an inverted position, a gravity feed magazineadapted'to enclose the stack of dishes, a toothed guide ringWithin'theupper end of the magazine to hold the'magazine in axialalignment with the stack of dishes, andresilient members I formed on theexterior of the upper end of the. magazine and seating on the uppermostdish in the stack to support the magazine in position with theapex ofthe uppermost dish exposed to facilitate the removal of'said dishthrough the top of the magazine;

I 8. A dish dispenser comprising a supporting bracket, asleeveintegrally formed thereon, a set screw engaged in said sleeve,anauxiliary bracket projecting through said sleeve and held in a setposition of adjustment by said setscreW, a conical support carried bythe auxiliary bracket adapted to support a stack of nested dishes in aninverted position, a guide channel on said auxiliary bracket, a magazineslidably engaged over the stack of dishes, toothed means on the upperend of the magazine adapted to rest on the uppermost dish of the stackto support the magazine in position, and a guide member on said magazinehaving sliding engagement with the guide channel on said auxiliarybracket.

9. A dish dispenser comprising a bracket, a movable magazine, slidablyinterfitting guide members rigidly engaged on said bracket and on saidmagazine, a support on said bracket for supporting a stack of nesteddishes in an inverted position Within said magazine, and toothed meanson the upper end of the magazine to facilitate dispensing of dishes oneat a time from the magazine.

10. Adish dispenser comprising a clamping bracket, an auxiliary bracketconsisting of a plurality of connected parallel arms, one of which isengaged on the supporting bracket, a guide channel rigidly mounted onanother of the arms of said auxiliary bracket, a supporting member onthe remaining arm of said auxiliary bracket adapted to support a stackof nested dishes in an inverted .position, a magazine enclosing saidstack of dishes, a guide bar secured on said magazine and having slidingengagement With said guide channel, a toothed centering ring in saidmagazine for centering the cups With respect to the magazine, andtoothed retaining means on the upper end of said magazine adapted toseat upon the uppermost dish in said stack to hold the magazine in a setposition and permitting the dishes to be removed one at a time throughthe upper end of the magazine.

11. A dish dispenser comprising a bracket, a magazine, a guide channelrigidly secured on said bracket, a guide rail rigidly secured on saidmagazine and slidably interfitting said guide channel, means on saidbracket disposed within said magazine to support the. magazine upon thestack of dishes and permitting the magazine to move with re spect to thebracket each time a dish is removed through the top of the magazine.

, 12. A dish dispenser comprising a main supporting bracket, anauxiliary bracket ad- 'justably. mounted thereon for supporting a stackof dishes in an inverted position, and a magazine covering the stack ofdishes and having sliding engagement With the auxiliary bracket topermit the magazine to move downwardly over the stack of dishes eachtime a dish is removed from the stack.

13. A dish dispenser comprising a mounting bracket, an auxiliary bracketadjustably engaged thereon, an upright arm integrally formed on saidauxiliary bracket, a dish support on the upper end of said arm, agravity feed dispenser removably engaged over said dish support, andhaving sliding engagement with said auxiliary bracket, and resilientmembers at the upper end of the magazine to facilitate dispensing of thedishes from the magazine one at a time and furthermore serving as asupport for the magazine to hold the same against movement With respectto the auxiliary bracket.

14. A dish dispenser comprising a support for holding a stack of dishesin an inverted position, a gravity feed enclosure for the stack ofdishes having slidably interfitting engagement'with the support, andflexible means on the interior and on the exterior of the enclosure andengaging the stack of dishes to support the enclosure against movementby gravity and further adapted to in sure dispensing of the dishes oneat a time through said gravity feed enclosure.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago,CookCounty,

Illinois.

FRANK J. GETZ.

